Thomas fleming



T. FLEMING (No Model.)

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Patented Jan. 23, 1883.

I orney WITNESSES N. PUERS, Plwto-Limographen Wuhingtnm D. C.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

THOMAS FLEMING, OF SOUTHBEND, 1NDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN G. PAXON, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,198, dated January 23, 1883,

Application filed November :2,- 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS FLEMING, a

' citizen of South Bend, in the county of St. Jo-

. side of the sideboard A seph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dump End-Gates; and 1 do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of the rear part of a wagon-box, showing my improved device for securing the gate or tail-board in its place. Fig. 2 isa similar view of the opposite side of the wagon-box on the improved fastening device. Figs 3, 4, and 5 are views of parts of the device in detail.

tween two cleats fastened to each side-hoard of the wagon-box; but this renders it very inconvenient toremove the gate, especially when a top-box is used.

The nature of myinvention consists in a very simple and effective gate-fastenin g, which can be readily manipulated, and which will be fully understood from the following description, when taken in connection with the annexed drawings.

The letter A designates a wagon-box of the well-known kind which is used for dumping wagons, with or without a top-box, and B designates the rear or dump end-gate, which is equal in length to the distance between the two side-boards of the box,and which is suitably strengthened by means of battens, as shown.

On the inside of the side-hoard 'A, and permanently secured thereto,'are two vertical cleats, a (0, adapted to receive between them one end of the gate B, and opposite these cleats is another c1eat,a, secured to the inner At the lower end against the cleat a.

ing-tongue, b, which is slightly set off from the outer side of its cleat.

Near the upper edge, and into the rear end of the side board A I make a recess, and across this recess I secure a plate,b, which is adapted to engage with the tongue b on the catching -plate I) and to bind the cleat a closely against the side-board A when this cleatis latched in its place against the gate B.

E designates a hooked catch, which is recessed into the side-board A near the upper edge thereof, and which is secured to a short horizontal shaft, 0, that passes transversely through the side-board A and is free to be rocked. This catch is designed to hook over the plate D on cleat a and to hold the latter firmly in position against the gate B.

On the outer end of the shaft cof the catch E is keyed a spring-catch, d, and just below this catch, but within its range, is a staple, g, which is secured to the outer side of the wagon-box, and constructed with a lug or stop, h, the outer side of which is beveled.

To secure the gate B in its placein the wagon-hox, one end of the gateis inserted between the cleats a a and the other end is adjusted then brought up against the'gate B and fastened by engaging the book of the catchE with the plate 1). The spring-catch d is now adjusted in' front of the lug h, which safely locks the catch in place on the plate D. When the catch (Z is sprung upon the beveled surface of lug h it will be there held, and the cleat a will be disengaged from the catch E, when it may be thrown back and the gate removed from the wagon-box.

My improvement will not in any mannerinterfere with the tie-rod G, which unites the two side-boards near their rear ends and prevents them from spreading, for the reason that The hinged cleat a? is I cause the tie-rod lies in frontof the gate when in the wagon-box, and is slightly let into grooves formed in the cleats thereof.

Having described myinventioi'i, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by LettersPatent,

1. lhecombination of the catching-plate, its beveled tongue applied to the hinged clear, and an engaging-plate on the wagon-box, with the catch and the removable gate, all constrncted and adapted to operate substantially in the manner and for the purposes described.

2. Theconlbination, with the removable gate B, of the cleats a a a, fixed to the side-boards,

the pivoted cleat a a catching-plate, D, a 15 catch, d,therefor, secured to a short rock-shaft, a spring-catch, d, and a lug, h, with which this latter catch engages, all constructed and adapted to operate substantially in the manher and for the purposes described. 20

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS FLEMING.

Witnesses:

JOHN C. PAXSON.

JAMEs DU SHANE. 

